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David Harding · May 19, 2013, 11:02:06 AM

Quote from: nyc94CBS GameTracker has shots 34-15 for Cornell at 10:58 fourth quarter

Faceoffs 16-9 favoring Cornell.

Dominating on face-offs was important both this weekend and last. My impression over the last several years, including earlier this year, is that face-offs have been a serious weak spot for Cornell. Has something changed?

Swampy · May 19, 2013, 11:20:08 AM

Quote from: David Harding
Quote from: nyc94CBS GameTracker has shots 34-15 for Cornell at 10:58 fourth quarter

Faceoffs 16-9 favoring Cornell.
Dominating on face-offs was important both this weekend and last. My impression over the last several years, including earlier this year, is that face-offs have been a serious weak spot for Cornell. Has something changed?

From his roster page:

Doug Tesoriero

Quote from: http://cornellbigred.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=31522&path=mlaxAt Syosset HS
A high school All-American and a four-year letter winner, Tesoriero helped Syosset high school to a pair of Nassau County Class A championships. In 2008, he led Syosset to the Long Island Class A championship before finishing as the New York State Class A finalists. He served as team captain twice and was named to the New York Scholar Athlete team three times. Tesoriero was an all-county selection as a senior and as a junior and was named all-conference as a sophomore. He also lettered twice in football and was named all-conference as a senior.

If I recall correctly, he was one of the top face-off players in the country in high school. I think we're seeing a combination of maturation and coaching to raise him to a comparable stature at the college level. Since this position is more 1-on-one than virtually any other position in lacrosse, there still may be some opposing players with whom he matches up poorly (e.g., Yale's Levings). (Of course, there's a face-off unit, so even this involves teamwork.) This may leave the impression that this is a weakness for the team.

Doug and A.J. must have gained lots of confidence the past two weeks. Let's hope it transfers over to keeping their games at such a high level for the next two games, or perhaps even a higher level.

Jeff Hopkins '82 · May 19, 2013, 12:25:19 PM

Wow. Carolina was up 6-0 before Denver finally got a goal.

billhoward · May 19, 2013, 12:31:22 PM

Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82Wow. Carolina was up 6-0 before Denver finally got a goal.

How many stories would describe Carolina-Cornell the championship game?

RichH · May 19, 2013, 01:28:16 PM

Quote from: billhoward
Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82Wow. Carolina was up 6-0 before Denver finally got a goal.
How many stories would describe Carolina-Cornell the championship game?

Stop your usual "what if" daydreaming. I'm thinking of Notre Duke, and ONLY Notre Duke.

RichH · May 19, 2013, 01:59:33 PM

A more...colorful...game report from collegecrosse.com

Video highlights from NCAA.

This team just looks ferocious right now.

scoop85 · May 19, 2013, 02:06:32 PM

So Denver has stormed back and UNC is hanging on 11-10 with 1:52 left and Denver with the ball

Jeff Hopkins '82 · May 19, 2013, 02:14:00 PM

Quote from: billhoward
Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82Wow. Carolina was up 6-0 before Denver finally got a goal.
How many stories would describe Carolina-Cornell the championship game?

That would be none. Final 12-11 Denver.

dbilmes · May 19, 2013, 02:51:39 PM

The New Haven Register didn't even bother sending a staff writer to the Yale quarterfinal game on Saturday. They ran an AP story today about the game.

scoop85 · May 19, 2013, 03:17:51 PM

Quote from: dbilmesThe New Haven Register didn't even bother sending a staff writer to the Yale quarterfinal game on Saturday. They ran an AP story today about the game.

Must have used up their travel budget covering hockey ::crazy::

Jeff Hopkins '82 · May 19, 2013, 05:01:03 PM

We get Duke.

RichH · May 19, 2013, 05:45:06 PM

Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82We get Duke.

With the Danowski/Greer* career points record also essentially on the line.

Stats from the laxpower game update:

Final Stats:
Shots: 43-32 Duke
Saves: 13-2 ND
Ground Balls: 31-21 Duke
Face Offs: 16-10 Duke
Clears: Duke 19/19; ND 18/23
EMOs: Duke 0/0; ND 3/4
TOs: Duke: 17; ND: 19

I've been reading that Duke's defense & goaltending is their weak link. Notre Dame's defense was highly regarded. I think, as much as I hate Duke, the cards fell right for Cornell with this matchup.

*I'm pretty sure the TV isn't listing Greer as the co-record holder due to Greer's 5th year at Bryant, which was quasi-Division I at the time.

Weder · May 19, 2013, 06:05:18 PM

Quote from: scoop85
Quote from: dbilmesThe New Haven Register didn't even bother sending a staff writer to the Yale quarterfinal game on Saturday. They ran an AP story today about the game.

Must have used up their travel budget covering hockey ::crazy::

Sadly, it seems that The Ithaca Journal has almost no travel budget any longer, either. Though it appears they will at least make the trip to Philly.

Al DeFlorio · May 19, 2013, 06:19:59 PM

Quote from: RichHSaves: 13-2 ND

Lehigh coach Kevin Cassese, a former Duke assistant, gave Duke the edge over Cornell in goaltending on the ESPNU post-game show.

dbilmes · May 19, 2013, 07:01:03 PM

Quote from: Weder
Quote from: scoop85
Quote from: dbilmesThe New Haven Register didn't even bother sending a staff writer to the Yale quarterfinal game on Saturday. They ran an AP story today about the game.

Must have used up their travel b udget covering hockey ::crazy::

Sadly, it seems that The Ithaca Journal has almost no travel budget any longer, either. Though it appears they will at least make the trip to Philly.

The New Haven Register is a much larger paper than the Ithaca Journal. For example, it covers nearly every UConn basketball game, men's and women's, home and away.